Man Disguised as 'Darth Vader' Robs LI Bank

SETAUKET, N.Y. (WPIX) —
Be on the lookout for Darth Vader, with a gun.

That's what police in Long Island are saying after a man robbed a Setauket bank Thursday morning dressed as the Star Wars character.

While the suspect did wear a full Vader helmet and mask for his 11:30 a.m. hit, the rest of his costume was off the mark. Investigators report he was sporting a blue cape and camouflage pants.

The man, who's described as 6 feet, 2 inches tall, was last seen fleeing through a nearby parking lot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The Star Wars-themed bank job is the latest in a series of odd robberies in the New York area.

On Monday, New York City police arrested a man who robbed a bank with a bouquet of flowers in hand. And investigators are still searching for a woman who's recently robbed retail stores while wearing a cat mask.

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Dog Eats Passed-Out Owner&#8217;s Infected Toe, Saves His Life

Um. So here are the facts as they&#8217;ve been reported. Dog-owner Jerry Douthett had a seriously infected big toe and was ignoring medical treatment. Earlier this week, he and his wife went out to celebrate her new status as an American citizen; Douthett had too much to drink, came home and passed out in bed. He awoke to find blood-stained sheets because his dog Kiko HAD EATEN HIS INFECTED TOE. Turns out, had the dog not eaten the bad toe, the infection may have killed Douthett. Good Doggie!

(H/T &#8211; Gawker)

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That is probably the grossest thing I've ever heard. Yeah, the guy's lucky, but what a loser! I can't help but wonder what injesting infection does to the dog?

I love maps a lot but...

Jeremy Wood, from across the pond in the United Kingdom, created a masterpiece of GPS mapping in his Traverse Me map of The University of Warwick campus drawn on foot at 1:1 scale. This drawing is composed of 238 miles of GPS tracks walked over 17 days.

"Traverse Me is a map drawn by walking across campus with a GPS device to invite the viewer to see a different landscape to that which surrounds them.
It questions the possibilities of where they are and inspires a personal reading of their movements and explorations of the campus.
I responded to the structure of each location and avoided walking along roads and paths when possible.
The route was recorded with GPS technology and was walked in stages over the 300 hectare site.
I collided with objects and buildings, barriers and footpaths, and traipsed over the tops of multi-story car parks.
Security was called on me twice on separate occasions and I lost count of how many times I happened to trigger an automatic sliding door."

More of the aerial map route photos

Reverse Robbery

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/10/man_in_custody_after_incident.html

A 30-year-old man is in police custody after a two-hour standoff with authorities early Tuesday in the parking lot of a Fruitport Township gas station.

The incident began around 2 a.m. at Wesco, 2277 E. Broadway, near Black Creek Road when employees called 911 to report a “suspicious subject” inside the convenience store, said Fruitport Township Director of Public Safety Ken Doctor.

The standoff ended after two hours of negotiation with the man who threatened to shoot himself in the gas station parking lot, Doctor said.

No one was injured during the incident, Doctor said, and the man was arrested and lodged in the Muskegon County Jail for resisting and obstructing a police officer, according to the jail website.

He had not yet been arraigned.

According to Doctor, it all started when the man walked into the building and began “harassing employees and offering them $100 bills.”

He then walked out of the store and returned, brandishing a weapon, Doctor said.

“Just before officers got there, they were informed that the subject was armed and had shown a gun,” Doctor said. The employees “freaked out and ran to the back of the building. They had called earlier because he was acting so strange.”

When officers arrived, “he had left the building and was in the parking lot with a gun in his hand and was threatening suicide,” Doctor said.

Officers from the Muskegon Police Department, Muskegon Township Police Department, the Muskegon County SWAT team, Muskegon Heights Police Department and negotiators from the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene, Doctor said.

“We sealed the perimeter and evacuated the building, and officers spent a considerable amount of time to get him to put the gun down, and eventually he did,” Doctor said. “That went on for almost two hours.”

Doctor said the man has “an extended history of police contact” and has attempted suicide in the past.

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Cool, another dog with severe mange making it into the news as el chupacabra. :rolleyes:

The &#8216;jaw of awe&#8217; man claims world's largest mouth record
Watch out, there&#8217;s a bus coming... Meet Francisco Domingo Joaquim, whose 17cm (6.7in) rubbery mouth is officially the largest in the world.



Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/845383-the-jaw-of-awe-man-claims-worlds-largest-mouth-record#ixzz13hJ0DNmA

http://www.heraldargus.com/articles/2010/10/29/news/local/doc4cc84cc5e5d4e861428900.txt

Woman wants demons shot from her car

Sheriff&#8217;s deputies dispatched to a New Carlisle home Monday morning were asked to shoot out a car&#8217;s rearview mirrors in order to kill the demons lurking inside.

According to a report from the La Porte County Sheriff&#8217;s Department, deputies were sent on a welfare check to a home on Walker Road in New Carlisle after someone from the OnStar in-vehicle security company reported suspicious activity in one of the vehicles under its protection.

When the deputies arrived, the car was gone and no one answered the door.

Later they were dispatched back to the address after one of the homeowners called about demons being released in her Cadillac by OnStar.

When deputies returned to the home, the car was there but no one answered the door at the home.

Eventually officers gained access to the house after obtaining permission from the caller&#8217;s husband.

When they found the caller, she said she had enough of OnStar and wanted the deputies to shoot out the rearview mirrors of her car to kill the demons OnStar released.

She said she would have nothing more to do with her Cadillac until OnStar stopped releasing demons.

The report said the woman appeared to be fine except for her belief in OnStar releasing demons and in no danger of harming herself, so deputies left her in the care of a friend.

According to the report, deputies did not shoot out the rearview mirrors.

Man Forced To Eat Own Beard

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — A central Kentucky man says he was forced to eat his beard after an argument about a lawn mower got out of control. Harvey Westmoreland of Lawrenceburg told WLEX-TV that two men cut off his beard, stuffed it into his mouth and forced him to eat it.

Westmoreland said two former friends got angry as they tried to negotiate a price for a lawn mower they wanted to buy from Westmoreland. He said "one thing led to another, and before I knew it, there were knives and guns and everything just went haywire."

God Bless Kentucky
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Man's Penis Freed From Metal Pipe With Industrial Grinder

The hospital staff couldn't get the job done so they had to call in the fire department. Seven firefighters attended the call.

So, basically, imagine yourself lying in the hands of discreet medical professionals, being helped out of a tender and embarrassing situation. That's not so bad.

But then the most macho men on the planet pile into your hospital room to free your sad little joint with a large industrial grinder.

This scenario is just exactly like firefighters rescuing a kitten from a tree, but instead of a trembling helpless kitten, it's your dick, and instead of a tree, it's a fitting you bought at Home Depot that 'looked about right', and instead of a cheering crowd of onlookers, there's a tittering nurse and your red tear-streaked face staring at the wall in suicidal silence.

Happy ending:

The penis was left bruised and swollen, but otherwise unharmed by its traumatic day.
The man, thought to be aged around 40, did not explain to hospital staff how exactly the pipe got stuck around his penis,

Yeah, no kidding.

http://minx.cc/?post=308437

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ktla-ugly-betty-sword-attack-mother,0,4560498.story

'Ugly Betty' Actor Kills Mom With Sword While Screaming Bible Passages
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, NY -- Police say an "Ugly Betty" actor held his mother hostage and then murdered her with a samurai sword while screaming Bible passages Tuesday in Brooklyn.

Neighbors identified the suspect as Haitian-American actor Michael L. Brea, who has had roles on the TV series "Ugly Betty" and movie "Step-Up 3-D." He was also the face of a campaign for the energy drink Coca-Cola: Full Throttle, according to Haiti Internet movie database website BelFim.com.

Neighbors on the first and third floors of 501 Park Place in Prospect Heights heard screams coming from the apartment on the second floor at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

... too bad he didn't get to the "thou shalt not kill" section of the Bible. that's what happens when you skip around a lot.

Deputies: SC Motel Guest Trashed Room To Find 'Midget'

Man Thought Little Person Was Barricaded Next Door

video here

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. -- In what was apparently a phone prank that has taken place in other parts of the country, a motel guest said someone called his room and told him to smash the things inside in order to free a "midget" trapped next door.

Spartanburg County, S.C., sheriff's deputies told WXII sister station WYFF that they were called to a Motel 6 on Sunday night after a guest nearly punched through to the next room with a wrench.
A motel worker called deputies after she discovered the man had damaged the television, mirrors, and the wall between rooms, according to a police report.
When deputies arrived, 73-year-old Joseph Jones told them someone had called his room about 11 p.m. and said he was a manager at the motel. Jones said the male caller told him the previous guest had installed highly sophisticated cameras in his room. The caller told Jones not to bother looking for them and instead, the caller would instruct him on how to get rid of the cameras.
Jones said the caller asked him if the TV was on, and if it was to turn it off and unplug it. Jone said he did as he was told.

Next, he was told to remove the back toilet cover and to smash the TV with it. He did and the cover shattered without breaking the TV screen, so he was instructed to throw the TV outside. Jones did as he was instructed.
At some point, according to the report, Jones gave the caller his cell number so he did not have to keep running back to the room phone.
The instructions continued, Jones told deputies. The male caller told him cameras were also behind the mirrors in the room, and that he needed to smash the mirrors. Jones grabbed a wrench that he found in the room and smashed the mirrors, the report said.
Jones said the caller then said that a "midget" who was 4 feet 3 inches tall was barricaded in the room next to him and that he needed to help police get to him. With that, the report said, Jones took his wrench and began to break away the wallboard behind the room door. He broke through to the next room, but then stopped due to complaints from other guests about the loud noises.
While Jones was telling deputies his story, he got another call on his cell phone from the male suspect. The report said Jones gave the phone to a deputy who took the call.
According to the report, there was a man on the other line stating that he survived gunshots and was coming back to the Motel 6. The man was asking if all of the cameras were destroyed. The man on the phone then realized that he was speaking to someone other than the guest. He then said, "I have the wrong number," and disconnected. The number that the man called from was blocked. Before hanging up, the man made reference to a video game.
Deputies explained to the motel worker what happened, and she said she had recently received information from corporate about similar situations at other hotels. The deputy said that while he was in the lobby several other guests called the front desk to report that they had gotten a phone call similar to the one that went to room 107.
No charges were filed, but the manager did ask Jones to leave, according to the report.
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Motel 6’s parent company vice president of safety and security Victor Glover Sr., said: “This is an unfortunate situation that has been occurring in various forms for years throughout the hotel industry and around the country.
"We are grateful that, although the room and its contents suffered damage, none of our guests or team members were injured as a result of this incident.”

Police alerted to 'superheroes' patrolling Seattle


Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/430430_super19.html?source=mypi

Vigilante justice has come to Seattle, and the caped crusaders drive a Kia.

Seattle police say a group of self-described superheroes have been patrolling the streets at night trying to save people from crime. They call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement and say they're part of a nationwide movement of real-life crime fighters.

The national website -- cited in a police bulletin sent to Seattle officers Wednesday -- states "a Real Life Superhero is whoever chooses to embody the values presented in super heroic comic books, not only by donning a mask/costume, but also performing good deeds for the communitarian place whom he inhabits."

Police say the "costume-wearing complainants" are lucky they haven't been hurt.

In one instance, police say a caped crusader dressed in black was nearly shot when he came running out of a dark park. In another case, a witness on Capitol Hill saw the crusaders wearing ski masks in a car parked at a Shell station and thought they were going to rob the place.

Police got the license plate and found those masked characters drove a Kia Fate registered to one of the character's godmothers, department staff said. She told police her godson goes around doing good deeds.

They are Thorn, Buster Doe, Green Reaper, Gemini, No Name, Catastrophe, Thunder 88, Penelope and Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle&#8230; These are Seattle&#8217;s caped crusaders&#8230; a group of self-described superheroes that have been patrolling the streets of Seattle to fight crime.

They call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement and they&#8217;re part of a nationwide movement of real-life crime fighters called RLSH &#8211; Real Life Super Hero.

Crusaders official website: https://rlsh-manual.com/-So__what_is_RLSH__.html

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20101208/GPG0101/312090020/911-call-Sheboygan-man-whose-wife-bit-off-his-tongue

Found this link has audio. http://www.wdez.com/news/articles/2010/dec/08/police-release-9-1-1-call-tongue-biting-case/

911 call: Sheboygan man whose wife bit off his tongue

SHEBOYGAN -- After half his tongue was bitten off by his wife, a Sheboygan man used a series of &#8220;uh huh&#8221; and &#8220;uh uh&#8221; sounds to communicate with 911 dispatchers and get medical help, according to a recording released today.

Karen Lueders &#8212; the wife charged with felony mayhem for allegedly severing the tongue &#8212; can be heard in the background singing Christmas carols, carrying on a conversation with herself and rambling about the end of the world. Karen Lueders is in jail awaiting the results of a mental health evaluation ordered by a judge on Tuesday.

Willard Lueders, 79, called police about 11 p.m. Monday from the couple&#8217;s home at 4833 Windepoint Court on the city's northwest side. He makes a series of unintelligible moans and exclamations before dispatchers begin asking him questions.

&#8220;Can you breathe OK?&#8221;

&#8220;Uh huh.&#8221;

&#8220;Is this Willard?&#8221;

&#8220;Uh huh.&#8221;

&#8220;And you need an ambulance?&#8221;

&#8220;Uh huh.&#8221;

Karen Lueders, 57, is heard in the background throughout the nearly 7-minute recording. Most of the time she is too far away from the phone to be understood on the recording, but she appears to be carrying on a conversation.

&#8220;Are you afraid like I was afraid? Because you&#8217;re insane,&#8221; she says at one point. After an unintelligible reference to reality, she adds: &#8220;The end of the world is coming, young lady. You&#8217;re going to hell.&#8221;

Willard Lueders told police in a written statement that his wife was in a &#8220;manic state&#8221; when she inflicted the injury. She was sitting on the toilet when he leaned over to kiss her, and she grabbed his genitals and bit off half his tongue.

Willard Lueders said his wife had several manic episodes in the preceding days, talking fast and about &#8220;spiritual things.&#8221; She was outside singing Christmas carols and blowing a New Year&#8217;s horn when police arrived on scene.

Karen Lueders can be heard repeatedly singing portions of &#8220;Oh Come All Ye Faithful&#8221; on the 911 call, at times clapping along with herself. Willard said &#8220;uh uh&#8221; when asked by dispatchers whether she had been drinking.

Karen Lueders faces up to 25 years in prison on the mayhem count, but before criminal proceedings continue she will undergo a mental evaluation to determine if she is fit to stand trial. Sheboygan County Circuit Judge L. Edward Stengel said Tuesday that there is reason &#8220;to question her ability to understand the nature of these proceedings and assist in her defense.&#8221;

While leaving the courtroom Tuesday, Karen Lueders leaned over to a reporter and said, &#8220;I love you, it&#8217;s too bad you don&#8217;t listen.&#8221; She is also heard saying, &#8220;I love you,&#8221; on the 911 call.

Police recovered the severed half of Willard Lueders&#8217; tongue, and he ended up at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa, where doctors worked to reattach the tongue. He remains there this morning in satisfactory condition.

Karen Lueders is in jail, held in lieu of a $5,000 cash bond.

Wow

Skatchkins wrote:Wow

I'm guessing my wife would react the same if I tried to kiss her while on the toilet. I'm not willing to try to find out either.

K7VZ wrote:I'm guessing my wife would react the same if I tried to kiss her while on the toilet. I'm not willing to try to find out either.

X2.

Man Tosses Squirrel Into Hardee's Drive-Thru Window

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/man-arrested-for-tossing-_n_797152.html

An Illinois man is facing disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly threw a dead squirrel into the drive-through window a Hardee's in central Illinois.

Christopher Thompson, 26, was working on his vehicle with a friend on Friday and when he left, he noticed his pal had placed a dead squirrel on the dashboard, the Peoria Journal Star reports. Instead of removing the rodent, Thompson decided to treat the squirrel to some fast food.

PJStar reports:

Thompson told police he saw the animal but decided to leave it there as he departed. It still was on the dashboard about 9:45 p.m. when he pulled into the drive-through lane of the Bartonville Hardee's restaurant at 5515 S. Adams St.

After he pulled up to the window and received his order, he asked the attendant for "extra nuts" for his pet squirrel. The woman later told police he was holding and petting the dead rodent.

The Associated Press reports that the woman initially did not believe that the squirrel was real, so Thompson decided to prove that it was: by tossing it through the window at her and speeding off.

A brave customer picked up the squirrel carcass and put it outside in the snow, PJStar reports. It was then photographed by the police as evidence.

Thompson has been charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and told the police that it was just a "stupid prank."